Definition of Mantil
Man"tel (?), n. [The same word as
mantle a garment; cf. F. manteau de cheminée.
See Mantle.] (Arch.) The finish around a
fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both
sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its
supports. [Written also mantle.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
mantel- the shelf above a fireplace which is in part a structural support for the masonry of the chimney
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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